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You’ve seen birds in your backyard or at the local park. Now you can become a young ornithologist and learn all about the scientific study of birds. Author, birder and outdoors researcher Erika Zambello presents a kids’ introduction to birding. This children’s book, ideal for early and middle-grade readers, conveys [Read More]

On July 23, 2018, Katie Talley Dawson, suffered from a rare and unpreventable birth complication known as an Amniotic Fluid Embolism (AFE) during the birth of her daughter. Her life was unexpectedly threatened on what should have been one of the most joyous times of her young life. The doctors [Read More]

Summer is here, and families are getting ready to go on summer vacations. Many will be hitting the water. Whether that’s by boating, swimming in a community pool, or spending quality time at a beach or lake. It’s important, however, to remember that summer safety is more than just re-applying [Read More]

In the first Despicable Me movie in seven years, Gru, the world’s favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns for an exciting, bold new era of Minions mayhem in Illumination’s Despicable Me 4. Gru, Lucy, Margo, Edith, and Agnes welcome a new member to the family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting [Read More]

Felicitations! Enjoy the graduation festivities and cherish the memories of your child’s K-12 educational experiences. Hopefully by now you have survived the U.S. Department of Education’s (“ED”) new and “simplified” Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) experience. Was it more stressful than simple? Have you received an Award Letter [Read More]

“I just don’t know where I belong…” When I first heard that sentiment from students, early on in my career as an elementary school counselor, I thought I had all the answers and knew exactly how to help. I gave suggestions on how to better connect with others, or how [Read More]

– Sponsored Content – The bright lights of Children’s of Alabama (Children’s) shine as a beacon of hope on the Birmingham skyline. Families from every county in Alabama travel here for care, the only free-standing medical center in the state dedicated solely to the treatment of children. In 1911, Rev. [Read More]

As an education consultant, I found myself overwhelmed this summer with email after email from parents with a similar request: “My child is struggling with reading. Please help.” Each plea tugged at my heartstrings. In addition to these clients, my phone buzzed with close friends whom I’d assumed had their [Read More]

Author Dr. Linda J.M. Holloway is a poet, story activist and children’s author of seven children’s books thus far. Her humble beginnings started in Mound Bayou, Mississippi. This all-black town was founded by two formerly-enslaved persons. She lived there on a farm with her parents and siblings, where they enjoyed [Read More]

Around 2006, former multi-million dollar realtor Shellie Layne found herself divorced, a mom and overwhelmed by caring for a home and child. She says she was “a mess.” But she found a way to change her life and the lives of other women like her. Because of her real estate [Read More]